How to report on SAP On-Premise or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll data
In one of my earlier blogs on Payroll Reporting in SAP SuccessFactors, I shared what was then new in SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics. The blog highlighted the roadmap of what has been planned and not planned for in the future. See the summary in the table below:
The roadmap is what SAP SuccessFactors shares with customers. It shows the data available when People Analytics launched (column on left), data planned for inclusion in the next 24 months (middle column) and what was not planned for inclusion (column on the right). SAP SuccessFactors roadmaps are based on intentions and plans and can change at any point. Visit the SAP SuccessFactors Community or the Roadmap Explorer (appropriate credentials required) for the latest updates.
The first column is a good look at the types of data for which you can create reports or stories in the Reports Stories edition including key EC data, compensation, user management, job profiles, talent and so on. Essentially anyone using SuccessFactors EC should be using Report Stories for their operational reporting. The middle column was for data sources scheduled for release in the two years following the launch of People Analytics. SAP clients were excited to learn in April this year that learning data was added to People Analytics Report Stories edition. See my blog here.
Looking at the roadmap, there are two critical areas not available for reporting in People Analytics Report Stories Edition, and those are non-SuccessFactors data and Payroll data.
1) Non-SuccessFactors data is not included in the People Analytics Report Stories Edition
Let’s start with that first one, non-SuccessFactors data is not included in Report Stories. As People Analytics is a SuccessFactors reporting solution, it is fair that it is designed only to include SuccessFactors’ data. However, as we know many customers are still in the midst of their digital transformation and have some data still in SAP On-premise and some data in SAP SuccessFactors at the same time. For those customers who wish to do live, operational reporting on both SAP and SuccessFactors data at the same time, a third-party solution is required. The only SAP S/4HANA certified solution that is available for this today is Query Manager.
2) Payroll Data is not included in the People Analytics Report Stories Edition
Also, not available for live reporting in People Analytics Report Stories Edition is Payroll data. SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll leverages the world class on-premise ECC SAP solution so, similar to the point above, non-SuccessFactors data is not included in Report Stories Edition. Live operational payroll data is also not available. There are some limited aggregated and replicated results scheduled to be made available. However, for those customers who wish to do live, operational reporting on SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll data, a third-party solution is required. The only SAP S/4HANA certified solution that is available for this today is Query Manager.
Why Query Manager?
In those scenarios where SAP or SuccessFactors do not intend to provide data directly, they work with partners to provide it. Above is a sample slide from SAP showing its various integrations and vendors for live data sources for SAP Analytics Cloud. You will see on the bottom right that the specific partner mentioned for this trusted integration for On-premise data and Payroll data is EPI-USE Labs, which is the partner that offers Query Manager.
As you know, being able to analyse, review and interact with your live Payroll data is a necessity for all organisations. As of today the only SAP S/4 HANA certified solution that makes this possible is Query Manager™. The EPI-USE Labs Query Manager solution is also whitelisted to work on SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
The Query Manager solution delivers live Payroll and Time data for On-Premise SAP Payroll data and SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll as well as hybrid reporting from SAP and SuccessFactors at the same time.
Your complete reporting solution
Query Manager is the number one solution for Payroll reporting, but it also includes robust functionality that has evolved along with the needs of our clients including:
- Creating employee letters and contracts
- Payroll Control Center (PCC) Integration
- Dynamic integration with Microsoft Excel
- Live sharing of data with your analytics solution of choice and
- The ability to interact with your reports and documents outside of the SAPGUI via a web browser
Find out more about Query Manager and how its addition to your arsenal will significantly improve your businesses efficacy by reaching out to me at danielle@labs.epiuse.com. You can also see its capability first-hand at the following links:
- Query Manager On-Premise
- Query Manager for SuccessFactors Hybrid Reporting
- Query Manager for Payroll Reporting
- Query Manager Analytics Connector
This article is sponsored by EPI-USE Labs
